locution

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people. countable,uncountable
    — The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions.
  2. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way. countable,uncountable
    — So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise".
  3. Style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style. countable,uncountable
    — informal locutions
  4. A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint. countable,uncountable

词形变化

locutions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
locute locutionary locutive mislocution prelocution prolocution ventrilocution
相关词
circumlocution colloquial colloquium colloquy elocution eloquent grandiloquent illocution interlocution interlocutor loquacious perlocution soliloquy

词源

Borrowed from Latin locūtiō, locūtiōnem (“speech”), from
loquor (“speak”). Compare the French cognate locution.
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